Crime In Edinburgh Riots In Niddrie See Police Block Niddrie High Street After Fires Lit And Fireworks Thrown

Police closed Niddrie High Street to traffic between the junctions with Duddingston Park South and Duddingston Road West after a fire lit up both lanes of the road near Paterson Place. Footage taken at the scene shows masked youths walking through the residential area, with fireworks being set off near where people were standing. Pieces of a temporary bus stop were also dragged on the road. On Saturday night, Police Scotland asked local residents to stay indoors and urged people to avoid the area. A spokesman said the warnings came as officers dealt with “reports of various incidents including anti-social use of fireworks, a shop burglary and road closures”. A fire broke out on a road blocking traffic He added that a bottle containing a flammable liquid had been thrown at a police van, but added that no one was injured and there was no damage. Officers in the Capital working as part of Operation Crackle, which was launched to tackle anti-social and criminal activity in and around Bonfire Night, and Operation Moonbeam, which tackles high levels of public disorder and violence, were sent to the scene along with special resources. Several police vans were seen patrolling the area in the early hours of Sunday. A resident who lives off Niddrie Mains told the Evening News this was one of several incidents involving a gang of youths over the past fortnight. “They were throwing fireworks under cars on Halloween and there was also a knife incident two weeks ago,” he said. “When I saw all the police I knew something else had happened with it. It seems to be all the time.” Police vans were seen patrolling the area A major police operation was underway in Niddrie Police closed off the main Niddrie road at both ends

title: “Crime In Edinburgh Riots In Niddrie See Police Block Niddrie High Street After Fires Lit And Fireworks Thrown " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Franklin Khan”

Police closed Niddrie High Street to traffic between the junctions with Duddingston Park South and Duddingston Road West after a fire lit up both lanes of the road near Paterson Place. Footage taken at the scene shows masked youths walking through the residential area, with fireworks being set off near where people were standing. Pieces of a temporary bus stop were also dragged on the road. On Saturday night, Police Scotland asked local residents to stay indoors and urged people to avoid the area. A spokesman said the warnings came as officers dealt with “reports of various incidents including anti-social use of fireworks, a shop burglary and road closures”. A fire broke out on a road blocking traffic He added that a bottle containing a flammable liquid had been thrown at a police van, but added that no one was injured and there was no damage. Officers in the Capital working as part of Operation Crackle, which was launched to tackle anti-social and criminal activity in and around Bonfire Night, and Operation Moonbeam, which tackles high levels of public disorder and violence, were sent to the scene along with special resources. Several police vans were seen patrolling the area in the early hours of Sunday. A resident who lives off Niddrie Mains told the Evening News this was one of several incidents involving a gang of youths over the past fortnight. “They were throwing fireworks under cars on Halloween and there was also a knife incident two weeks ago,” he said. “When I saw all the police I knew something else had happened with it. It seems to be all the time.” Police vans were seen patrolling the area A major police operation was underway in Niddrie Police closed off the main Niddrie road at both ends